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Swing Dancing for Beginners Volume 1 (Shawn Trautman's Dance Collection) | 
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| Actor: Shawn Trautman
Studio: Xpress Innovations
Category: DVD
List Price: $34.99
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 12191
Format: Ntsc
Language: English (Unknown)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 0
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 87 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 200125
UPC: 857132001258
EAN: 0857132001258
ASIN: B000K6R6EW
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Publication Date: 2006
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Condition: On sale thru 12/4! Only 3 available at this price. Order now with free tracking on all domestic orders.
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| Features:
| • | Street Release Date: November 15, 2006 | | • | Professional and easy to follow for beginners | | • | Multiple Camera Views / PIP Technology | | • | All-Region Encoding | | • | Dolby AC-3 Audio Track |
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Product Description
Beginners Volume 1 offers the easiest and most thorough instruction for anyone wanting to learn both Single-Time Swing and East Coast Swing, the two most popular versions of Swing dancing. Each volume is professional, easy to follow, designed for beginners and fun for everyone. With nearly 1 hours of instruction and multiple camera views, Shawn and Joanna Trautman will build your confidence and have you dancing along with them - literally. The design of the curriculum and camera placement for the DVDs allows leaders to do the EXACT movements that Shawn presents, and it allows followers to mimic Joanna in real time without having to turn away from the screen. In addition, youll also get to dance each dance with music alongside the instructors at the end of each section. This beginner DVD covers everything from the history of Swing, how to do Slow Steps, Rock Steps, and Triple Steps, what the footwork is for both leaders and followers, how to properly use the four connection points specifically for Swing, and how to go from one dance position to another to another, seamlessly. Youll also learn lead and follow elements to each move, what adding lilt to your body means, how to do left turns, right turns, underarm turns, and much more. With nearly two decades of experience, a number of World Champion students to their credit, and their recently published book Picture Yourself Dancing, Shawn and Joanna have perfected the basic elements of each dance while specializing in the leading and following aspects which are extremely hard to find. Shawn and Joanna will demonstrate, explain, and teach you to lead and follow the Swing so you can dance anywhere with anyone, rather than just learning a single step that can only be done with your partner. Once youre comfortable with this DVD, youll want to look into Beginner Volume 2 as it seamlessly adds on to everything you learned here to rapidly gain confidence based on consistency and repetition.
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| Customer Reviews:
Absolutely Great! November 11, 2008
pdierks86
My husband and I are having a ball with the Swing and love Shawn's DVDs. The instruction quality is first rate as they truly know how to teach. We continue to be impressed by the level of detail provided for both the leader's role and the follower's. Also, their informal style makes it feel like you're taking lessons from a really knowledgable friend. We highly recommend these DVDs for anyone wanting to learn either single time or east coast swing.
Great start September 7, 2008
L. Baker (texas)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
We wanted to learn how to swing dance but felt so self-conscious on the dance floor that we couldn't do the classes. This really helped get us started on our own turf. We bought Vol 2 and the Intermediate Vol1 and highly recommend all three. The quality is good and Shawn focuses on the lead role quite a bit, which is what we need the most help from.
The Trautmans are true "teachers" of dance. January 8, 2008
Angie (Houston, TX USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I've reviewed many "dance lesson" DVDs and videos made by professional dancers but they don't come close to the quality and depth of Shawn Trautman's. Their DVDs are well made,( proper lighting, excellent audio, multiple views of the footwork, they zoom in on important technical points). The instruction is clear and the lessons are taught at the perfect pace. It's like having the instructors right there in your home. They speak in detail to both the lead's role and the follower's. They stand and dance as you will while watching and practicing(not facing you so that you have to look over your shoulder while following the moves).
As Easy as 1-2-Rock Step September 25, 2007
John
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
An excellent introduction to East Coast Swing, including single-time and triple-time. Shawn and Joanna have become our favorite dance teachers as they produce videos that we can actually follow step-by-step. Each new step is introduced, then repeatedly shown from various angles. Each step is shown from the Leader's perspective, and then the Follower's, and the Trautman's are talking you through it each step of the way. This way you can start the DVD and dance right along with it, without constantly stopping, rewinding, and replaying parts. If you didn't get it the first time, just wait and they will show you again. There are lots of helpful hints, and enough moves to get you started on the dance floor. We ordered Beginners Volume 1 and Volume 2, as well as Intermediate Swing at the same time. We like to view the whole set first to see what's coming and to give us a goal. These DVD's are great learning tools, but we also keep them and use them repeatedly to accompany practice time, and as a refresher on things that we may have forgotten. Shawn and Joanna make it fun. They have an easy-going informal style that makes you comfortable.
I highly recommend all three of these DVD's.
These lessons are easy and very professional September 17, 2007
Bob Rhodes (Arizona)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
My wife and I are in the process of taking East Coast Swing dance lessons. Being a novice I was overwelmed! I purchased the Swing Dancing for Beginners (both volumes) to supplement our lessons. To my delight Shawn teaches exactly what my dance instructor is teaching us. I wish I had found these DVD's before signing up for dance lessons. These DVD's are the same as taking professional dance lessons. We also purchased the intermeadiate volume and have completed it as well. I highly recommend these DVD's to anyone who wants to learn the East Coast Swing quickly, correctly and know you are getting quality intruction.
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